The newly-elected Member of Parliament (MP) from Kanyakumari, H Vasanthakumar had announced, on Monday, that he would donate his salary for the education of poor people.
According to sources, the Congress leader had donated his salary for poor even when he was an MLA from Nanguneri Assemly in Tamil Nadu.
The MP calls donation as his 'principle' and hinted that he will continue to do so in the years to come.
Following his victory in the Lok Sabha election from Kanyakumari parliamentary constituency, he had stepped down as an MLA, on Sunday.
He had defeated BJP leader and former Union Minister, Pon Radhakrishnan by a massive margin.